previous placental abruption

I have alap posted this on the 'special concerns' page and so sorry if you seeing this twice. I have a question for anyone that has suffered a placental abruption. With my first child I had a smooth pregnancy, scans at 12 and 20 weeks looked perfect, no high blood pressure, no pain, no bleeding, no smoking/drugs/alcohol or injurys, then at 36 weeks pregnant I started contracting suddenly, and loosing lots of blood with clots, I rushed to hospital where I gave birth 2 hours later naturally, that's when they told me I had suffered a complete placental abruption and my placental was so dead and covered in clots, a few more days un noticed and my baby would of died. Thankfully we were both ok, and he is now a perfectly healthy little boy, BUT my question is now that I know I am of increased risk of another (from 1 in 150 to around 1 in 25) do they carry out any extra tests or scans, or monitor me more closely to try an prevent another undiagnosed abruption? I am petrified of it happening again, but so far my midwife hasn't expressed any concerns, I am about to have my first scan and want to know if there are any questions I should ask. Any help would be appreciated. Bernadette 26 UK 2nd pregnant EED 14th may 2013

I have alap posted this on the 'special concerns' page and so sorry if you seeing this twice. I have a question for anyone that has suffered a placental abruption. With my first child I had a smooth pregnancy, scans at 12 and 20 weeks looked perfect, no high blood pressure, no pain, no bleeding, no smoking/drugs/alcohol or injurys, then at 36 weeks pregnant I started contracting suddenly, and loosing lots of blood with clots, I rushed to hospital where I gave birth 2 hours later naturally, that's when they told me I had suffered a complete placental abruption and my placental was so dead and covered in clots, a few more days un noticed and my baby would of died. Thankfully we were both ok, and he is now a perfectly healthy little boy, BUT my question is now that I know I am of increased risk of another (from 1 in 150 to around 1 in 25) do they carry out any extra tests or scans, or monitor me more closely to try an prevent another undiagnosed abruption? I am petrified of it happening again, but so far my midwife hasn't expressed any concerns, I am about to have my first scan and want to know if there are any questions I should ask. Any help would be appreciated. Bernadette 26 UK 2nd pregnant EED 14th may 2013

I had placental abruption during my last pregnancy...I was 14 weeks when it happened, but luckily, it was just a small tear and healed with bed rest. When I found out I was pregnant this time, I asked my Ob if there was anything I could do to prevent it from happening again, and he said no. At 12 weeks, I experienced the same kind of tear, and had to be placed on bed rest again. Thankfully it has healed and baby and myself are doing fine! Hoping you don't experience it again with this pregnancy! Just try to take it easy and don't over do it!

I had placental abruption during my last pregnancy...I was 14 weeks when it happened, but luckily, it was just a small tear and healed with bed rest. When I found out I was pregnant this time, I asked my Ob if there was anything I could do to prevent it from happening again, and he said no. At 12 weeks, I experienced the same kind of tear, and had to be placed on bed rest again. Thankfully it has healed and baby and myself are doing fine! Hoping you don't experience it again with this pregnancy! Just try to take it easy and don't over do it!

With my first pregnancy I had a complete silent abruption and true cord knot resulting in an emergency c/s at 32weeks. The neonatologist said that my daughter only had a couple more hours until she would have died. Now she's a perfectly healthy 2 yo. I just gave birth again 12 days ago to a healthy baby boy with no complications! I did receive 17p injections (although meant more for pprom its also supposed to make the placenta stronger). I also started having 2 times a week NSTs starting at 32 weeks. While there were no problems this time around, it felt good to have the extra monitoring :)

With my first pregnancy I had a complete silent abruption and true cord knot resulting in an emergency c/s at 32weeks. The neonatologist said that my daughter only had a couple more hours until she would have died. Now she's a perfectly healthy 2 yo. I just gave birth again 12 days ago to a healthy baby boy with no complications! I did receive 17p injections (although meant more for pprom its also supposed to make the placenta stronger). I also started having 2 times a week NSTs starting at 32 weeks. While there were no problems this time around, it felt good to have the extra monitoring :)

I had a partial abruption at 23 weeks with my last pregnancy. Bed rest until 37 weeks. I'm not 35w4d with my 2nd and I have had many ultrasounds done. My doctor is keeping a very close eye on me. They've been checking for any signs of another abruption so I feel confident in what they're doing. It sounds like your doctor will be doing the same. Good luck!

I had a partial abruption at 23 weeks with my last pregnancy. Bed rest until 37 weeks. I'm not 35w4d with my 2nd and I have had many ultrasounds done. My doctor is keeping a very close eye on me. They've been checking for any signs of another abruption so I feel confident in what they're doing. It sounds like your doctor will be doing the same. Good luck!

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